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There are 3 pink skittles,5 red skittles and 4 yellow skittles . What"s the probability that you'll pick a pink skittle ?
1/4
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What is a probability ?
The chance that something will happen
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The measure of how likely an event will occur is _______ .
a. proportion b. probability c. sample
b. probability
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What's the probability you would roll a 5 on a six-sided die ?
1/6
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What's the probability that you'll land on heads during a coin toss?
1/2
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What is an outcome ?
Result of the probability
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Any out come or group of outcomes is ______ .
a. event b. chance c. all the above
a. event
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You roll a six-sided number cube. What's the probability that you'll roll a number less than 3 ?
1/3
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What's the probability that you'll pick a red marble from a jar of 7 blue marbles,6 marbles,and 15 marbles?
15/23
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What is an experimental probability ?
The ratio of the number of times an event occurs to the total number of times the activity is performed
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An arrangement where order doesn't matter is _____.
a. combination b. event c. none of the above
a. combination
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You toss a fair-sided coin and then toss a fair-sided die. What's the probability you toss heads and an odd number ?
1/4
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There are 3 outcomes in a soccer game : win,lose,or tie. What's the probability of having a tie ?
1/3
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What is a compound event ?
Consists of two or more events
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What is the type of event when the occurrence of one event affects the probability of occurrence of the other ?
a. dependent event b. compound event c. all of the above
a. dependent event
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In a hat, there are 4 blue, 5 green, and 3 pink marbles. You pick 4 marbles and put them back each time. What's the probability that you'll put 4 blue marbles in a row ?
1/81
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When you a spin a spinner, there is a 25% chance that it will land on red, a 50 % chance that it will land on yellow. and a 25% chance that it will land on blue.
Is it more likely that she will land on red or blue ?
no
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What is a theoretical probability ?
It is the likeliness of an event happening based on all the possible outcomes.
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What is the chance of an event happening as determined by calculating results that would occur under ideal circumstances ?
a. experimental probability b. prediction c. theoretical probability
c. theoretical probability
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Jaisha, Daijah, Keshawn, and Nygel ran in a race.
In how many different ways can they place?
24
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